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  • Fact Check: South Africa's Highest Court Has NOT Yet Taken Up The 'Show Us The Virus' Case -- And May Never

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    Is South Africa's highest court "set to free the continent from the new world order and the central bank" when they issue a decision on a case filed by Ricardo Maarman on September 27, 2021? No, that's not true: This headline prematurely states that a decision is imminent when the court has not even decided whether or not to take…

    • Oct 14, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: South Africa's Highest Court Has NOT Yet Taken Up The 'Show Us The Virus' Case -- And May Never Premature
  • Fact Check: FDA Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine Is NOT Illegal; 'Doctor' Does NOT Prove 'Criminal' FDA Regulation Violations

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    Is the FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine illegal, and does a "doctor" prove the Pfizer informational insert with its vaccine shows criminal regulation violations? No, that's not true: The claims made on the Stew Peters show by a guest without a medical degree are recycled conspiracy theories and false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine that Lead Stories has previously…

    • Aug 24, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FDA Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine Is NOT Illegal; 'Doctor' Does NOT Prove 'Criminal' FDA Regulation Violations False Claims
  • Fact Check: Alberta Man Did NOT Prove COVID-19 Is Hoax, Restrictions NOT Dropped Because Of Him

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    Did Alberta, Canada resident Patrick King prove that COVID-19 is a hoax, causing an end to COVID restrictions in Alberta? No, that's not true: King's attempt to subpoena the province's chief medical officer for his COVID-19 ticket was denied because the health agency successfully argued his request was irrelevant to the case. The timing of Alberta's changes to mask requirements…

    • Aug 6, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Alberta Man Did NOT Prove COVID-19 Is Hoax, Restrictions NOT Dropped Because Of Him Overstatement
  • Fact Check: Image Of Giant Kittens Napping Is NOT A Mural -- It's Digital Art

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    Does this picture show a man walking past a super-realistic mural painted on a building featuring two kittens napping? No, that's not true: This is not a mural on a building. This image is part of a digital art series by Andrey Shcherbak. The digitally created images feature cats and kittens that have been added to various scenes with the…

    • Jul 15, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Image Of Giant Kittens Napping Is NOT A Mural -- It's Digital Art Not A Mural
  • Fact Check: Announcement By Reiner Fuellmich Does NOT Prove COVID-19 PCR Tests Do Not Detect The Virus

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    Does Reiner Fuellmich prove in a new video that COVID-19 PCR tests do not detect the virus? No, that's not true: This is one of several debunked conspiracy theories he recycles in a new video that have been refuted by published peer-reviewed scientific studies, government agencies and private physicians, all independent of each other. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Jul 1, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Announcement By Reiner Fuellmich Does NOT Prove COVID-19 PCR Tests Do Not Detect The Virus Nothing New
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Reveal Proof COVID-19 Pandemic Is A Fake Planned By Global Elites Seeking World Dominion

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    Does this video prove there is no COVID-19 pandemic and that public health measures and vaccination campaigns are all part of a well-planned conspiracy that "globalists" planned 10 years ago to seize power and profit? No, that's not true: These recycled conspiracy theories are offered without citing specific peer-reviewed research by scientists with relevant expertise and/or clinical experience treating COVID.…

    • Jun 17, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Reveal Proof COVID-19 Pandemic Is A Fake Planned By Global Elites Seeking World Dominion Contrived Case
  • Fact Check: 'The Final Refutation of Virology' Claims By Stefan Lanka Do NOT Prove COVID-19 Virus Doesn't Exist

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    Does microbiologist Stefan Lanka prove that virology is not based on scientific methods? No, that's not true: The known conspiracy theorist and debunked anti-vaccination activist gives no evidence that an experiment "refutes the theory on which virology is built," and does not show proof that the COVID-19 virus does not exist. The claim appeared as a video published on BitChute…

    • Jun 7, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Final Refutation of Virology' Claims By Stefan Lanka Do NOT Prove COVID-19 Virus Doesn't Exist Real Virus
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Make The Claims Made In BitChute Captions Promoting It

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    Does this video of coronavirus conspiracist David Martin say that Dr. Anthony Fauci owns a patent on the coronavirus and that his income is 100% dependent on keeping the COVID-19 pandemic going? No, that's not true: Martin makes neither claim in the video. To be clear, Martin is no defender of Fauci or of policies of the Centers for Disease…

    • May 19, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Make The Claims Made In BitChute Captions Promoting It Headline Errs
  • Fact Check: Electric Cars In Storage Lot Were NOT Abandoned Due To Battery Problems

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    Are hundreds of electric cars sitting in a lot near Paris because of failed battery systems and barriers to repair? And are these stockpiled electric cars now leaking battery toxins into the ground? No, that's not true: These photos are authentic but the captions attached to them does not tell the true story of why all these identical cars are…

    • May 18, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Electric Cars In Storage Lot Were NOT Abandoned Due To Battery Problems Contract Ended
  • Fact Check: 'New Evidence' On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context

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    By Dana Ford and Maarten Schenk Does "new evidence" on voting systems in Antrim County, Michigan, give a full and complete picture of how tabulation machines and software work? No, that's not true: The evidence, which consists of a video showing that it is theoretically possible to swap votes, is missing important information. It ignores the safeguards in place to…

    • May 6, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'New Evidence' On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context Theoretical
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